Sunday, May 20, 2007

I had to make a recipe with corn to take part in one event for blogs written in Portuguese. You guys might think “Corn? So easy!” – but that’s the whole point: I wanted to make something different, unusual. Something new.

It took me forever to choose something but I finally did: this corn fudge, which I found at the Brazilian Nestlé website.

It’s similar to brigadeiro, but flavored with corn instead of chocolate. A pinch of cinnamon reminds us of curau – a sort of corn pudding I’ll be making soon to share with you here.

Place the corn kernels and the milk in a blender or food processor and purée them. Push the purée through a sieve and place it in a medium saucepan. Add the condensed milk, cinnamon and butter and mix well.Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until the bottom of the pan starts to show – it will be thicker and bubbly (20 minutes). Remove from heat, pour in a greased plate and set aside to cool completely.Grease your hands with a bit of butter and roll portions of fudge into balls – this will be easier if you refrigerate the fudge.Roll them in the granulated sugar and place in small fluted paper cups.Decorate them as you wish – I had some extra kernels so I used them (an idea I saw at the website, too) and I also used cloves.

That reminds me of something I tried in the Dominican Republic years ago and have never been able to find since! They look tasty, and anything with cooked sweetened condensed milk HAS to be good in my book!

I am waiting for your corn pudding Pat! For now, the corn fudge is really interesting... I bet it must taste good! This reminds me of an Asian dessert where corn is matched with coconut milk. Yummy, too!

wow Pat, this looks really interesting! Corn fudge, never heard of it but they sure look good & appetising to me! Oh & with sweetened condensed milk & a kiss of cinnamon, they're bound to be irresistible:)

Mallow, I have to agree with you - sweetened condensed milk makes anything better! :DI'm curious about that dish you mentioned.

Bri, I really hope you like it!

Ilva, thank you!

Tina, my pleasure. I like to take part in events, especially those that push the envelope a bit. Trying different things is also one reason why I love being a foodie.xoxo

Anh, I'll be making it soon! And I think corn and coconut go so well together. Yummy, I bet!

Lydia, and so are you with your amazing pantry, my dear.

Ellie, we use it here in sweet and savory recipes. :)

Karin, brigadeiros are just delicious! You should try them!Corn fudge is a sort of candy, actually. Many of Brazilians sweets are based on sweetened condensed milk - I'm not sure about a substitute. :(

Mercedes, thank you! I'm glad you stopped by. :)

Valentina, I couldn't agree with you more, sweetie - the perfect ingredients!

these morsels are just adorable!!! In the country I came from it doesn't grow corn, so my exposure to this veg only got expanded since I came to Amercia. Now the corn season's coming... oh boy they're so good!... thanks for your recipe I'll have one more creation! *big hug*